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Director De Denkfabriek | documentary filmmaker | arthistorian | journalist | translator | editor @360nl | chiefeditor JordaanGoudenReael | #FBPE @ijs@mstdn.social Writes a book. #Nonfiction. And another one. #Fiction
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Do you know the master of the genre, the deafmute Dutchman Hendrik Avercamp (1585 - 1634)? This is one of his winterscapes (1610), collection The Mauritshuis, The Hague. A painting of joy on ice...

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And this one I took in a park in Amsterdam this afternoon...😊

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Ooh, thank you for sharing. I only know Avercamp's painting in Washington, D.C., which portrays a much frostier day.

Rich and poor mingle on the frozen waters of a Dutch river in 1625. A man quietly observes the many skaters. Well-dressed ladies ride in a sleigh; the horse’s shoes are spiked for traction on the slippery surface. In the right corner, two little boys play a game of colf (or kolf), a cross between modern-day hockey and golf. And in the background, sledges transport people and commercial goods on the frozen waterway.
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Director De Denkfabriek | documentary filmmaker | arthistorian | journalist | translator | editor @360nl | chiefeditor JordaanGoudenReael | #FBPE @ijs@mstdn.social Writes a book. #Nonfiction. And another one. #Fiction
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